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Celeron G530 vs Xeon E3-1225


Description
Both models G530 and E3-1225 are based on Sandy Bridge architecture.

"Sandy Bridge codename was originally ""Gesher"". The development began in 2005 and four years later, the first Sandy Bridge CPU was presented. The most prominent features are Intel Turbo Boost 2.0, AES encryption and SHA-1 hashing acceleration, Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 256-bit instruction set and the ability to have up to 8 physical cores or 16 logical cores through Hyper-Threading."

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the G530 gets a score of 27 k points while the E3-1225 gets 69 k points.

Summarizing, the E3-1225 is 2.6 times faster than the G530. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
206a7
Core
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/4
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
2048 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2011
April 2011
Mean monothread perf.
18.1k points
23.94k points
Mean multithread perf.
26.95k points
68.97k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
G530
E3-1225
Test#1 (Integers)
7.16k
9.65k (x1.35)
Test#2 (FP)
5.62k
7.76k (x1.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.85k
3.95k (x1.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.46k
2.57k (x1.04)
TOTAL
18.1k
23.94k (x1.32)

Multithread

G530

E3-1225
Test#1 (Integers)
11.78k
30.52k (x2.59)
Test#2 (FP)
9.28k
24.1k (x2.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.59k
12.01k (x3.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.3k
2.34k (x1.02)
TOTAL
26.95k
68.97k (x2.56)

Performance/W
G530
E3-1225
Test#1 (Integers)
181 points/W
321 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
143 points/W
254 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
55 points/W
126 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
35 points/W
25 points/W
TOTAL
415 points/W
726 points/W

Performance/GHz
G530
E3-1225
Test#1 (Integers)
2985 points/GHz
2839 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2343 points/GHz
2283 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1187 points/GHz
1162 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1026 points/GHz
757 points/GHz
TOTAL
7541 points/GHz
7041 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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